The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
द्रामाद्यां द्राविणीं मूर्ध्निं द्रामाद्यां क्षोभणी पदे । क्लींवशीकरणीं वक्त्रे गुह्ये ब्लृं बीजपूर्विकाम् ॥ ५३ ॥
drāmādyāṃ drāviṇīṃ mūrdhniṃ drāmādyāṃ kṣobhaṇī pade | klīṃvaśīkaraṇīṃ vaktre guhye blṛṃ bījapūrvikām || 53 ||
Hendaklah dilakukan nyāsa: letakkan suku “drām” yang disebut Drāviṇī, pemberi kemakmuran, pada kepala; letakkan suku “drām” yang disebut Kṣobhaṇī, yang membangkitkan, pada kaki; letakkan “klīṃ” yang menimbulkan vaśīkaraṇa (tarikan dan penundukan) pada mulut; dan pada tempat rahsia, letakkan suku yang didahului bīja “blṛṃ”.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical mantra-nyasa practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It teaches a precise nyāsa (ritual placement) of specific bīja-syllables on the body, presenting the body as a sacred support for mantra-shakti—prosperity (drāviṇī), activation (kṣobhaṇī), attraction (klīṃ), and a guarded inner potency (blṛṃ).
While primarily technical, it supports bhakti-oriented worship by prescribing a disciplined preparatory rite (nyāsa) that steadies speech, mind, and body for focused japa and pūjā, making devotion more concentrated and ritually correct.
It highlights applied mantra-vidyā within the technical disciplines—how specific seed syllables are assigned to bodily loci (a procedural ritual science), emphasizing correct phonetic form and placement as part of effective practice.